Gardens of the Palace of Versailles

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French formal garden formal garden historic garden tourist attraction

The Gardens of the Palace of Versailles are an expansive and meticulously formal French landscape ensemble renowned for their grand geometric layout, ornamental fountains, and symbolic expression of royal power under Louis XIV.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French formal garden → formal garden → historic garden → tourist attraction →
annualVisitors	several million per year →
area	approximately 800 hectares →
commissionedBy	Louis XIV of France →
constructionStart	1661 →
country	France →
designedBy	André Le Nôtre → Charles Le Brun → Louis Le Vau →
feature	Apollo Fountain → Grand Canal → Grand Trianon gardens → Latona Fountain → Neptune Fountain → Orangery of Versailles → Petit Trianon gardens → bosquets → canals → geometric layout → ornamental fountains → parterres → statues → topiary →
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France →
includedIn	UNESCO World Heritage Site Palace and Park of Versailles →
irrigationSystem	Machine de Marly (historical water supply system) →
layoutAxis	east–west axis →
locatedIn	France → Versailles → Yvelines → Île-de-France →
maintainedBy	Établissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles →
notablePeriod	reign of Louis XIV →
openToPublic	yes →
partOf	Palace of Versailles →
plantSpecies	boxwood → lime trees → yew trees →
style	Baroque garden → French formal garden style →
symbolizes	absolute monarchy → control of nature → royal power →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1979 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →
viewOrientation	towards the setting sun →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
André Le Nôtre → André Le Nôtre ("gardens of the Palace of Versailles") → Jules Hardouin-Mansart ("Orangerie of Versailles") →	notableWork
André Le Nôtre →	designed
French formal garden ("Gardens of Versailles") →	exemplifiedBy
Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte ("Gardens of Versailles") →	influenced
Petit Trianon ("Park of the Palace of Versailles") →	locatedIn
Gardens of Fontainebleau (modifications) ("Gardens of Versailles") →	relatedWork